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Enter a name exactly as it may have appeared on an old account. We search the State Controller’s published records under every reasonable variant of it, not just the spelling you typed.

20 exact, and 13 close matches worth a look

Worth $25,237 in total. A match is not proof — the State holds many people with the same name, and establishing which record is yours is the real work of a claim.

The State holds 122 records under the surname Payless, worth $63,444. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Self Storage Payless

    Uncashed check · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Express Services Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,882.73
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    State ID 1041056625

  • Strong match

    Self Storage Payless

    Cash held by the State · Mill Valley, CA

    Reported by Deans & Homer

    $136.50
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    State ID 16554671

  • Worth checking

    Sylvia Peluso

    Cash held by the State · El Cerrito, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,444.99
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    State ID 970666479

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    Sylvia Peluso

    Stocks or securities · El Cerrito, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,786.06 Metlife Inc
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    State ID 15511489

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    Sylvia Palacio

    Unclaimed refund · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $349.33
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    State ID 961207909

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    Sylvia Pless

    Cash held by the State · Chino Hills, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $189.88
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    State ID 1032642199

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    Shoesource Payless

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,500.00
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    State ID 1024263321

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    Payless

    Uncashed check · Vernon, CA

    Reported by Ralcorp Holdings Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,311.12
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    State ID 988264996

  • Worth checking

    Shoe Source Payless

    Deposit held · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Maricopa County Clerk Of The Superior Ct

    $934.71
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    State ID 989087523

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    S Plas

    Cash held by the State · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $552.00
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    State ID 5533780

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    Septic Service Payless

    Escrow balance · Porterville, CA

    Reported by Lennar Title, Inc Fka Calatlantic Title, Inc

    $498.00
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    State ID 1008052711

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    Shoe Source Payless

    Deposit held · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Maricopa County Treasurers Office

    $494.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998708018

  • Worth checking

    Shoe Source Payless

    Uncashed check · Tecate, CA

    Reported by Jemco Equipment Corporation

    $350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034310778

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    Shoes Payless

    Deposit held · Rowland Heights, CA

    Reported by Montgomery County Clerk

    $344.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 966495457

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    Shoe Source Payless

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Arizona State Of

    $321.00
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    State ID 19033020

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    Smokes Payless

    Uncashed check · Hesperia, CA

    Reported by Lorillard Tobacco Company

    $294.00
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    State ID 960441275

  • Worth checking

    Shoe Source Payless

    Cash held by the State · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by State Of Maine Treasurer

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 966224454

  • Worth checking

    Scales Payless

    Unclaimed refund · Walnut, CA

    Reported by Yahoo Holdings, Inc

    $246.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 981522797

  • Worth checking

    S K Paulus

    Unpaid dividends · Monterey Park, CA

    Reported by State Of Massachusetts

    $242.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 3053028

  • Worth checking

    S K Paulus

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    $224.11
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    State ID 9670892

  • Worth checking

    S Palos

    Pension or retirement funds · Pacoima, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    $219.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 955959325

  • Worth checking

    Payless

    Uncashed check · Hawthorne, CA

    Reported by Advantage Sales And Marketing Llc

    $208.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 960107889

  • Worth checking

    Payless

    Deposit held · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $174.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 984870926

  • Worth checking

    Serv Payless

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Progressive Casualty Insurance Comp

    $169.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 970918280

  • Worth checking

    Shoe Source Payless

    Cash held by the State · Pleasanton, CA

    Reported by Wm Corporate Services Inc

    $153.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964377953

  • Worth checking

    S W Place

    Savings account

    Reported by Patriots Federal Credit Union

    $140.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 16181785

  • Worth checking

    Shoe Source Payless

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Waste Management Inc.

    $135.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 957248413

  • Worth checking

    Shoe Source Payless

    Deposit held · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Maricopa County Clerk Of The Superior Ct

    $134.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 977126827

  • Worth checking

    Shoe Source Payless

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by Wm Corporate Services Inc

    $129.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 964377951

  • Worth checking

    Shoe Source Payless

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $120.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 974729249

  • Worth checking

    Shoes Payless

    Deposit held

    Reported by Bank Of America-california-south

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 955971359

  • Worth checking

    Shoes Payless

    Deposit held · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984870928

  • Worth checking

    Payless

    Deposit held · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 974722177

Tell us if this name comes up again

Banks and insurers hand accounts to the State Controller roughly twice a year, and the file grows every time. We will keep checking this name against each new file and write to you if it appears.

Only about this name, and you can stop it from any email. We do not sell or share the address.

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

There is no deadline. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely, so nothing here is urgent.

Commissioned California Notary Public $15,000 surety bond Fee capped at 10% by state law Nothing owed until you are paid
10%
Maximum fee, by statute
Code of Civil Procedure §1582 caps any recovery fee at ten percent of the property returned.
$1,000
Notarization threshold
Cash claims at or above this must be notarized. So must all securities and safe deposit boxes.
7 days
Data refresh cycle
The State Controller republishes the full record set every Thursday, and we rebuild our copy from it.
None
Deadline to claim
California places no time limit. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely.

How This Search Differs from the Official One

The State Controller’s own search matches what you type, and nothing else. Ours also finds maiden names, married names, initials, common misspellings, hyphen variants, and business names with and without their suffixes — because the record was created by whoever held the account, not by you.

Every result comes from the Controller’s own published file, which we rebuild weekly. Each one carries the State’s own property ID, so the record you are looking at is traceable to the source rather than to us.

What We Search Under

  • Your name as typed, plus initials and middle-name variants
  • Maiden and former married names, if you tell us them
  • Common misspellings and transposed letters
  • Former addresses in California
  • Business names with and without Inc., LLC, Co. and DBAs

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

California Unclaimed Property Services is a private asset recovery firm. We are not the California State Controller’s Office.

Find out in About Thirty Seconds

Give us a name and we will check the State Controller’s records under every reasonable variant of it. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.